Sketching on Location: Using Photographs

Renowned drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu continues with his twelfth and final "sketching on location" teaching installment. This month we learn how to use photographs as a reference tool that will make your trip last for years.

By Glenn Vilppu | Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at 12:00 am

Posted In | Columns: Vilppu

Glenn Vilppu first wrote for Animation World Magazine in the June 1997 issue, "Never Underestimate the Power of Life Drawing." His drawing manuals and video tapes may be purchased in the Animation World Store.

Glenn Vilppu teaches figure drawing at the American Animation Institute, the Masters program of the UCLA Animation Dept., Walt Disney Feature Animation and Warner Bros. Feature Animation, and has been sent to teach artists at Disney TV studios in Japan, Canada and the Philippines. Vilppu has also worked in the animation industry for 18 years as a layout, storyboard and presentation artist. His drawing manual and video tapes are being used worldwide as course materials for animation students.

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brilliant. thank you so much for this insight. i will be applying this to my work.

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matt berger (not verified) | Mon, 03/28/2011 - 14:29 | Permalink

Sketching from a photograph is like making a movie from a storybook or a novel. There will always be comparisons, but the important thing we must know is that each work of art is different from the other, as each of us will appreciate that which had touched our innermost being. The location sketch is a work of a real artist, a fellow traveler. Well done!